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Outdoor celebration on a reddish-brown earthen ground with a crowd behind. In the foreground, men in white kurtas and white dhotis dance energetically with arms raised, some playing wooden percussion instruments and horns. On the right, a bearded man in a white embroidered kurta and white trousers, with a dark beaded necklace, dances with hands outstretched. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange robes and garments stand clapping and watching. Sunlight falls across the scene and a camera operator is visible at the right edge.

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Outdoor procession crowd in a dusty open ground with many people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis. A man in a white kurta and dark trousers dances with arms outstretched in front of drummers playing long dhol-style drums with curved heads. Behind them, a figure with long dark hair, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, wearing white and gold ceremonial cloth, stands holding a tall golden staff topped with a trident. Surrounding devotees in orange and white clothing raise hands and watch; one man at right wears a white shirt and a lanyard badge. Tall orange banners and a bright sky frame the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession at a festival, with a large crowd pressing around men in white dhotis and white shirts on a dusty red-earth path. Several men in white raise their hands and gesture toward a figure at the centre-right who wears an orange-saffron garment, a garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with long dark hair. Behind them, people in saffron and orange robes walk beside a decorated ratha with a red and gold canopy and tasselled orange umbrellas. A man in the foreground holds a long brass horn-shaped trumpet, and a second brass horn is visible at the lower right. Red tent drapery and banners form the backdrop.2009-01-01Outdoor procession in a dusty ground area with a crowd of many people. Center, a man with long dark hair wears a white kurta, a long garland of red flowers, and gold chains, while nearby men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold tall ceremonial tridents. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl dances in front, and drummers and horn players with brass horns and drums play around them. Tall festive umbrellas with orange and gold fringes stand above the crowd.2009-01-01Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road with a crowd behind. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels overhead. A central figure in white dhoti and shawl with a garland of red and white flowers and long hair, holding a trident-topped staff. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas stand with ceremonial staffs. Several men in white dhotis dance or play long curved horns, and a drummer beside them plays a large drum. Women in white saris with orange borders stand at the edges.2009-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25A crowd of devotees in white clothes, many with orange sashes, raises their hands and claps during an outdoor procession. A man at the upper left holds a lit brass lamp or kalasha aloft. Several people wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and a bystander in a white shirt with glasses claps at right. Brightly coloured umbrellas and banners appear at the top of the frame, and the ground is dusty red earth.2008-12-29Outdoor scene at a festival ground with a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several holding long dark wind instruments with gold-coloured fittings, one smiling man in a white shirt at centre-left with a red and white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, figures in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand among the crowd, and a man in an orange robe in the left foreground faces away from the camera. A red and white canopy stage with a decorated frame, banana plants, and a row of colourful pennant flags appear in the background. Several people are visible, including partially visible ones at the edges.2010-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25A dense outdoor crowd of devotees dances and raises their hands in celebration on a dusty earth ground during a festival procession. Many wear white kurtas and shirts with orange or saffron shawls and scarves draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti-style cloth stands with his back to the camera, while a bespectacled man in a white shirt and orange scarf raises his palms. Behind them, colourful umbrellas and festival items are visible above the crowd. No single person in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2008-12-29December 17 20112011-12-17Outdoor procession on a dusty ground under a clear sky. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large hand drums, one with a yellow-trimmed drumhead. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk barefoot amid banana plant decorations and saffron-orange flags on tall poles. A man in the right foreground wears white shirt and dhoti, dark-rimmed glasses, a blue-and-gold lanyard with an ID badge and a rosette. Other participants in white and orange turbans or headwear dance and walk in the crowd.2010-01-01